Children’s Social Worlds in Cultural Context

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This book addresses cultural variability in children’s social worlds, examining the acquisition, development, and use of culturally relevant social competencies valued in diverse cultural contexts. It discusses the different aspects of preschoolers’ social competencies that allow children – including adopted, immigrant, or at-risk children – to create and maintain relationships, communicate, and to get along with other people at home, in daycare or school, and other situations. Chapters explore how children’s social competencies reflect the features of the social worlds in which they live and grow. In addition, chapters examine the extent that different cultural value orientations manifest in children’s social functioning and escribes how parents in autonomy-oriented cultures tend to value different social skills than parents with relatedness or autonomous-relatedness orientations. The book concludes with recommendations for future research directions. Topics featured in this book include: Gender development in young children.Peer interactions and relationships during the preschool years.Sibling interactions in western and non-western cultural groups.The roles of grandparents in child development.Socialization and development in refugee children.Child development within institutional care. Children’s Social Worlds in Cultural Context is a valuable resource for researchers, clinicians/practitioners, and graduate students in developmental psychology, child and school psychology, social work, cultural anthropology, family studies, and education. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii An Introduction to the Role of Culture in Children’s Social World (Tiia Tulviste, Deborah L. Best, Judith L. Gibbons)....Pages 1-5 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 Children’s Social Development: Developing Selves and Expanding Social Worlds (Pirko Tõugu)....Pages 9-21 Children’s Management of Attention as Cultural Practice (Rebeca Mejía Arauz, Amy L. Dexter, Barbara Rogoff, Itzel Aceves-Azuara)....Pages 23-39 Culture, Communication and Socio-cognitive Development: Understanding the Minds of Others (Mele Taumoepeau)....Pages 41-54 Emotional Development: Cultural Influences on Young Children’s Emotional Competence (Nicole B. Capobianco, Caitlin D. Bush, Deborah L. Best)....Pages 55-73 Young Children’s Gender Development (Deborah L. Best, Judith L. Gibbons)....Pages 75-88 Sharing and Caring: Prosocial Behavior in Young Children Around the World (Katelyn E. Poelker, Judith L. Gibbons)....Pages 89-102 Peer Interactions: Culture and Peer Conflict During Preschool Years (Anni Tamm)....Pages 103-115 Together or Better Singular? German Middle Class Children’s Problem Solving in Dyads and Triads (Heidi Keller, Swantje Decker, Paula Döge)....Pages 117-131 Front Matter ....Pages 133-133 Parenting: Talking with Children Across Cultural Contexts (Tiia Tulviste)....Pages 135-147 The Sibling Relationship in Ecocultural Context (Ashley E. Maynard)....Pages 149-160 The Roles of Grandparents in Child Development: A Cultural Approach (David W. Shwalb, Ziarat Hossain, Giovanna Eisberg)....Pages 161-172 Japanese Preschool Approaches to Supporting Young Children’s Social-Emotional Development (Akiko Hayashi)....Pages 173-184 Front Matter ....Pages 185-185 Socialization and Development of Refugee Children: Chances of Childcare (Julian Busch, Birgit Leyendecker)....Pages 187-200 Children’s Perspectives of Risk and Protection (Yael (Julia) Ponizovsky-Bergelson, Dorit Roer-Strier, Yael Dayan, Nira Wahle)....Pages 201-216 Young Children in Institutional Care: Characteristics of Institutions, Children’s Development, and Interventions in Institutions (Megan M. Julian, Junlei Li, Annie Wright, Pamela A. Jimenez-Etcheverria)....Pages 217-229 Front Matter ....Pages 231-231 Children’s Culturally Enriched Social Development (Tiia Tulviste, Deborah L. Best, Judith L. Gibbons)....Pages 233-239 Back Matter ....Pages 241-243